Of course, even with May’s increase, online vacancy postings are still down about 25 percent from last year. And even if all 3.37 million jobs are filled, there are still about 6.78 million people collecting unemployment benefits.

“The May bounce in labor demand is a very welcome sign,” Gad Levanon, senior economist at The Conference Board said in a release. “April and May are both months when businesses typically step up their demand for workers. This year, while April was weak, by May employers were placing ads for workers in numerous locations across the nation.”

The number of advertised vacancies in Texas increased by 11,300 in May to 222,000 online vacancy postings.